Transportation Router - RoadNet Expert for Route Optimization

Action Staffing Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 35,817 - 49,593; Full time

Job summary

Action Staffing Group is assisting a Bronx distributor seeking a Transportation Router to optimize regional routes and driver allocations. RoadNet knowledge is required; this role focuses on routing, delivery windows, and fleet coordination to maximize asset utilization.

The position offers a 5-day workweek with a 5pm start, supporting scheduling, dispatch, and vendor coordination to improve throughput and service levels.

Qualifications

• High School degree or GED required; College degree preferred.
• 3+ years of routing experience within the food service industry required.
• Experience with Road Net Transportation software required.
• Basic understanding of transportation safety guidelines, and DOT procedures related to routing.
• Strong communication and team building skills.
• Proficient with all Microsoft Office software products.

Responsibilities

• Conducts continuous analysis of route, vehicle and driver assignments and reviews scheduling for possible consolidation or improvements.
• Assists with planning and implementing vehicle scheduling, resource allocation, routing, dispatching, and communication functions in accordance with established policies and objectives to optimize economical utilization of company assets.
• Interface with warehouse operations to ensure best practice truck loading logic is always in place using the Truck Builder software.
• Incorporates daily and weekly vendor pickups, into routing sessions. Allocates equipment and driver resources for scheduled and unscheduled deliveries, pick-ups, and other assignments.
• Collaborates with Fleet Team to match available vehicles with delivery requirements, distance requirements and customer requirements.
• Performs daily maintenance of and incorporates real time recommendations from drivers and sales team to optimize routing performance using the Road net system.
• Perform Roadnet application routing maintenance daily to ensure all locations have accuracte, timely, and up-to-date information: Standard Routes and Customer Delivery Requirements; Geo-Coding, delivery days, time windows, service time types, service time overrides, account types, meal beaks; Route start times, pre/post trips, starting/ending depot, travel modes, color for mapping, assigned driver, equipment and DOT road checks; Plan Maintenance equipment with regards to costing, restrictions, and capacities.

Skills

Routing

Communication

Team building

Problem solving

Education

High School diploma or GED

College degree preferred

Tools

RoadNet Transportation software

Truck Builder

Microsoft Office

Job description

Action Staffing Group is assisting a Bronx distributor seeking a Transportation Router to optimize regional routes and driver allocations. RoadNet knowledge is required; this role focuses on routing, delivery windows, and fleet coordination to maximize asset utilization.

The position offers a 5-day workweek with a 5pm start, supporting scheduling, dispatch, and vendor coordination to improve throughput and service levels.